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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9940X outperforms Core i7-5500U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-9940X is 1328 days newer than Core i7-5500U.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5500U
- Consumes up to 91% less energy than Intel Core i9-9940X - 15 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9940X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9940X
- Performs up to 9% better in Alan Wake 2 than Core i7-5500U - 114 vs 105 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5500U - 28 vs 4 threads
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-9940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
114
100%
Value, €/FPS
€4.38/FPS
100%
Price, €
€499
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-9940X X-series Prozessor (19,25M Cache, bis zu 4,50 GHz)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-5500U
Mobile • Mar 1st, 2015
Core i9-9940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-5500U | vs | Intel Core i9-9940X |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Broadwell | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel BGA 1168 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 14 |
| 4 | Threads | 28 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
15 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
Intel HD 5500 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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